I Love You, I Love You Not

I Love You, I Love You Not

a nice little story of a bit of a confused girl...i loved the setting and the actors. nothing gets explored too deeply, expect the ups and downs of daisy (clair danes). its a movie i think more young females can relate too and it is a simple, sweet movie worth looking at. u feel at times that u can relate to the main character and sometimes she seems to take things a little further than she should, but it is all part of the person she is. I really loved the movie, but i'd say its more of a chick flick. Worth the watch if u'r looking for an easy, slower movie.

I wouldnt waste my time on this movie, it sucked. I can usually enjoy a movie without a point or purpose. If a movie is to have no purpose, it better be entertaining. This movie, however, was not. It had an idea that could have been developed, but never was. While watching this movie, I wanting nothing more than to kill myself

The movie looked hopeful. It turned out to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen. It could not decide if it wanted to be about WWII or about Daisy's life in New York. And the story between her and the boy of her dreams is completely unrealistic. He suddenly falls for her just because she wrote a poem about him. Basically I hated this movie and was tempted many times to turn it off. I rented it from the library and paid 50 cents, let me just say it is not even worth that!

I had to watch this movies twice. The first viewing left me a bit off kilter, a bit confused - as to how I felt about the film (the performances etc..) and the story. What I have decided after watching it over: This story is unique, nice. I felt the 3 main roles where well given. Claire Danes is the classic thoughtful and misunderstood child [My so called Life leading the way for teenage 'angst' series; Juliet - in Romeo and Juliet]. She pulls off the dreamy look. Jude Law, a fitting choice for Daisy's shy affections as her 'perfect' guy. The rest of the cast? Gone. Scratch all of them. I felt James Van Der Beek was totally unconvincing as a taunter/verbal bully (?). There were definitely angles in the film that needed work - particularly Ethan's character, and his interaction with his friends. If you try and come to some conclusion about them - you draw a blank. An intended one? I don't know. As well as Daisy's home life needed work. I can't decide whether it is left out on purpose or not. The directing, for me, was what ultimately let the story down rather than enhancing it. No lingering shots, no closeups where there should have been, particularly during Ethan and Daisy's interaction. It's hard to explain, but the shot's didn't work. Didn't create the feeling the movie needed to work. And this is a story that deserves to work.

Well, this is certainly a fast forward movie to be rented, with many parts that could be zapped past. It does explore how one grows up and deals with the pains of youth, and surprisingly, it does end with a splash that isn't expected, yet makes sense in review the movie. It's certainly worth seeing along with a field trip to the Simon Wiesenthal Center in Southern California to understand the background of the story and to get a better grasp of the complexities of emotions that many have to deal with even today. But it isn't a movie that is very deep nor giving. The viewer is left sitting there with the ending, and yet wondering why bother as the movie does deliver fully in engrossing the viewer and placing them into another world. It is a third person movie and you are that 3rd person -- a casual observer never to really enter. A first draft, by a child, compared to Schindler's List.

This movie was 80 minutes long??? It seemed twice that! I Love You, I Love You Not is certainly not horrible, but it's not a movie I'd really care to watch again. I was strolling through Blockbuster searching for a film to watch over the weekend when this particular one caught my eye. Even though I'm not a Claire Danes fan (though she did a fine job in Little Women), I saw Jude Law's name and knew I had to rent it. I was disappointed. This film is contrived, cliched, and doesn't know whether to be totally serious or humorous. It fails on all counts (especially the hokey scene at the school assembly)! The narrative of this movie is totally choppy, and the Holocaust scenes and the school scenes don't seem to blend in well together. If they'd focused solely on the romance of Jewish Daisy and Gentile Ethan the film might have really gone somewhere. This is not to say that Jeanne Moreau doesn't shine as Nana, she absolutely radiates. Claire Danes gives an OK performance, and had the role and the story in general been better, she could've done a terrific job as Daisy. And what about Daisy's parents? They are almost never mentioned. What exactly is her relationship with them? The true saving grace is Jude Law as Ethan. We can see why he is entranced by Daisy, as she is not the "typical" cheerleader giggly type who hangs all over him. We understand how he gives in to the prejudice around him when it comes to Daisy and his friends. I believe, especially after Mr. Law's success in The Talented Mr. Ripley, he is going to take Hollywood by storm and make all sorts of great movies. Let's just hope they're all better than this one!

This film sucks. Jude Law and Clare Danes are fine actors but please watch them in something else. Indeed, if you can't find something else to watch them in then just close your eyes and imagine. Anything has to be fundamentally better than subjecting yourself to this subhuman bit of schmaltz. Comments about the cinematography or soundtrack are irrelevant - all is drowned out by the dull buzzing this so called motion picture invokes. It's driven me nearer divorce than anything else on the planet. Personally I'd rather have dug an eyeball out with a spoon than sit through this abject guff.

Essentially, this movie has all the makings for..well, a better one. Claire Danes plays a quiet girl with sad eyes, and unloving parents who spends most of her time with her Grandmother. One day in english class, she reads aloud a poem written about Jude Law's character, "Ethan", who is the stereotypical jock/playboy on campus. The two get together...blah blah blah.. I won't tell you anymore except the the ending is VERY dissapointing. It's as though the movie just, ends. You don't see it coming, you feel like it should be starting to get good, and the plot holes filled up..well, they aren't, and it does. It's really quite aggrivating. Jude Law and Claire Danes performances are great, but not quite enough to push this movie onto my favourite list. But, don't let me discourage you, it's worth the rent.

I love you, I love you not is a beautiful and sad story about finding yourself in those difficult teenage years. Daisy(Claire Danes), plays a insecure,intense and shy teenage girl. She spends most of her time reading and spending time with the person she loves the most, her nana. Many people did not understand the concept of this movie and the relationship between daisy and her nana. Daisy is often bullied and school and misunderstood because she is jewish, just like her nana. Her nana was at a concentration camp when she was little and lost all of her family. This movie shows two storys, one with daisy and her nana, one with daisy at school and her friends but mostly the guy she has a crush on played my jude law, who I may say is very handsome. Daisy and her nana were kinda like one person, even the title of this movie explains a lot "i love you, I love you not" It has two sides to it, just like the movie. I think the "I love you" part is when daisy is with her nana, and the "I love you not" part is when daisy is outside of home, dreaming about her crush. This is a very beautiful compelling story, if people would only give it a chance, they would understand it. I would give I love you, I love you not 10/10